Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Biography
Dr Jon Panaguiton is a Clinical Research Fellow with the Interventional Pulmonology team at the Royal Brompton Hospital, and an ST7 Respiratory Medicine trainee within the North West Thames Deanery.
He graduated from University College London before completing his medical training at Barts and The London School of Medicine, and is currently undertaking a PhD at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London.
His clinical and research interests focus on advanced interventional pulmonology, spanning both lung cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, with a particular interest in robotic bronchoscopic therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
He is involved in the running of translational research trials investigating novel minimally invasive bronchoscopic technologies for respiratory disease.
Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Biography
Dr Bansi Patani is a Clinical Research Fellow in Interventional Pulmonology at the Royal Brompton Hospital and an ST6 Respiratory Medicine trainee within the North West Thames Deanery.
She graduated from University College London with a BSc (Hons) and MBBS and is currently undertaking a PhD at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London.
Her clinical and academic interests focus on the application of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy in lung cancer diagnosis and therapy.
Her role includes the running and coordination of translational clinical research trials investigating novel bronchoscopic tumour ablation strategies, as well as advanced bronchoscopic therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Kings College Hospital
Biography
Dr William McNulty is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and also serves as the hospital’s Lung Cancer Lead.
Dr McNulty focuses on a variety of lung and respiratory conditions, particularly: Lung Cancer and interventional bronchoscopy, Adult Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Interstitial Lung Disease and post-COVID respiratory disease.
Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Biography
Dr James Tonkin is a respiratory consultant with expertise in advanced bronchoscopy techniques, pleural disease management, lung cancer diagnosis and advanced COPD management.
He is committed to improving patient outcomes through novel therapies and expanding these treatments to the broader population to reduce health inequalities.
His passion for patient care is complemented by a strong background in clinical research.
He works across clinical trials to deliver the latest innovations in respiratory disease to expand treatment options to patients.
Radboud UMC, The Netherlands
Biography
Professor Erik van der Heijden is a pulmonologist and Professor of Interventional Pulmonology at Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc) in the Netherlands, specializing in advanced, minimally invasive techniques for early lung cancer diagnosis and treatment.
He leads research in image-guided, AI-driven navigation bronchoscopy and robot-assisted procedures, including innovative, real-time 3D laser imaging.
He has contributed to numerous scientific publications and is actively involved in clinical trials focusing on the safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of new diagnostic tools.
Clinical Research Fellow
Royal Brompton Hospital
Biography
Dr Harris Trainer is a Clinical Research Fellow in Interventional Pulmonology at the Royal Brompton Hospital and an ST5 Respiratory Medicine trainee in the North-West Thames Deanery.
He holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of St Andrews and an MBChB from the University of Manchester. His clinical and research interests lie in the use of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for lung cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. He has been involved in the coordination of multiple trials focusing on novel bronchoscopic ablation techniques and bronchoscopic therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
He has experience in both diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, including EBUS-TBNA.
Clinical Research Fellow
Royal Brompton Hospital
Biography
I am currently working as a clinical research fellow with the Interventional Pulmonology team at the Royal Brompton Hospital. My role includes setting up and running clinical research trials in lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Consultant Respiratory Physician
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Clinical Research Fellow
Royal Brompton Hospital
Biography
I am a respiratory trainee, currently working as a clinical research fellow with the interventional pulmonology team at the Royal Brompton Hospital, as well as undertaking my PhD at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London. My role includes setting up and running research trials in Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COPD) and Lung Cancer.
Respiratory Registrar and Clinical Researcher
Royal Brompton Hospital
Biography
Dr Anand Tana is currently completing a Clinical Research Fellowship at the Royal Brompton Hospital and PhD in Interventional Pulmonology with Imperial College London. He qualified at St George’s University of London and trained in Respiratory Medicine in the North-West Thames Deanery.
Dr Tana research activities are related to bronchoscopic treatment approaches in COPD and has been involved in the set up and delivery of first in human studies, mechanistic studies and pivotal trials. He has clinical and research experience in endobronchial valves and aeriseal sealant for emphysema, targeted lung denervation for COPD and cryospray and pulsed electrical field therapy for chronic bronchitis.
His interests extend to the utility of bronchoscopy in lung cancer, particularly in the role of EBUS-tBNA, radial EBUS and robotic guided navigational bronchoscopy in improving lung cancer diagnosis, as well as the development of tumour ablation techniques.
Outside of respiratory medicine, he has keen interest in learning and development with extensive experience in both undergraduate and post graduate medical education.